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W. G. KIRCHHOFF.

COIN REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1910.

Patented May 4, 1915.

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UNITED S TES PATENT orFIoE.

WILLIAM G-. KIRGHIEIOIFF, OF'BEBWYN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE INTERNATIONAL "REGISTER (30., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COIN-REGISTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. Kmart norr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berwyn, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Coin-Registers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a for a person to deposit his hdmission or fare directly into a. suitable receptacle and where it is particularly desired to have an attendant register; the coin at the same time.

It is an object of my invention to construct a register of the kind just described registering mechanism the coin is with-'- drawn from its part cular receptacle and such that difierent coins may be dropped into the coin receptacle and be automatically sorted, each coin as it passes to its own receptacle servingto unlock associated mechanism, as a result of which the mechanism is placed in a condition so that the attendant may effect a single operation of the registering mechanism. By the operation of the delivered to the attendant, and at the same time mechanisnr is operatedwhich serves to register the coin upon a temporary register and also upon a totalizing register.

It is a further object of my invention to provide means in connection with the coinsorting mechanism and the register-operatingmechanism suchthat a single admission or fare may be paid by depositing in the g viewtaken along the line 5-5 of Fig. a.

coin receptacle a coin of larger value than that required for the admission fare. This releases the operating mechanism in such a way that a single admission or fare is registered, the'coin is delivred to the attendant:

and the change corresponding to the difference between the coin deposited and the personsL admission or fare may. be delivered from" ahuitable change receptacle to such Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 12, 1910. Serial No. 543,440.

Patented Ma 4,1515.

' person,- all by the operation of the'coin registering means. Suitable interlcckin-gmechanism is provided so that when thetempd' rary register is being reset it is impossible to operate any of the register-operating means; also that during theoperation of any of the register-operating means it is impossible to reset the temporary register. Means are also employed to require the complete operation of one of the coin-registering means through its entire cycle when onceits operation is begun.

I also provide in my invention a means for registering admissions or fares not representing cash value, as, for instance, tickets by which the temporary register is advanced,

and also a separate totalizing register used only for this purpose. This register oper- 'ating means may be operated at any time provided the other register-operating means are in their normal position. Indicators are also provided to indicate the character of the last registration, each registration bringing a. corresponding indicator into view, in which position it is retained until the next succeeding registration. The operation of any one of the registering means serves to look all of the other register-operating means, and thus prevent their 'being moved from normal position.

My invention also includes mechan'sin rsr recording the condition of the registering mechanism by the act of registering an admission or fare.

The several drawings illustrating my in vention are as follows:

Figure 1 is an end view of my machine assembled. Fig. 2 is an end view of the ma.-

chine taken from the opposite end to that shown in Fig. 1, in which view the casing normally used to inclose the operating mechanism is removed. Fig. '3 is a. vertical sectional view taken along the line 33 in Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a side view of the registering mechanism with the casing of the machine removed. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional In Fig.5 a portion of the operating mech anism is removed for the sake of eleamess. Fig. 6 shows a. portion of the-mechanism indicated in Fig. 5, in its operated position, the corresponding parts being shown in their normal position in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 isa vertical sectional View, taken along the line 77 7, of-the'part's' in "6. Fig. 8

ing the projection formed thereon adapted to engage the controlling mechanism shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12'is a detail view of a locking mechanism used when any. one of.

the registering mechanisms is operated to prevent the operation of any of the other register-operating mechanisms. Fig. 13 is a. vertical sectional view taken along the line 13-13 in Fig. 2, and shows only the coin receptacle and coin-sorting mechanism. Fig. 14 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 1414 in Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a side view of a portion of the coin-sorting mechanism shown in Fig. 13. Fig.- 16 is a transverse, vertical sectional view taken through the center of the. change receptacle,

such view being taken along the line 1616' in Fig. 17. Fig. 17 is a view in the same position as Fig. 4, of the lower portion of the change receptacle. Fig. 18 is a. detail view of the indicator mechanisms used to indicate whether the register is in normal condition and the nature of the last registration. Fig. 19 is a detail view showing the means employed for retaining the last operated indicator in its indicating position. Fig. 20 is a plan view of a portion of the coin-sorting slide. Fig. 21 is a detail view of the mechanism employed in connection with one of the rack bars to prevent its too rapid return from a depressed position to its normal position. Fig. 22 is a. side view of the recording .mechanism which is disposed at the left hand end of the parts shown in Fig.

4. Fig.23 is a left hand end view of the parts shown in Fig. 22. Fig. 24 is a detail view of the gearing employed to operate the recording mechanism from the register re setting mechanism. Fig. 25 is a. detail view of devices operated by the doors of the recording mechanism.

Similar numeralsrefer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the register consists essentially of two portions, the lower portion 1 of which may be considered to be the register-operating mechanism, While the upper portion 2 may be considered to be the temporary register mechanism. The portion 2 is supported from the portion 1 by columns 3 and 4 in such a. manner as to bring the temporary indicators 5 and 6 into convenient view of the passengers, while the operating portion 1 is at the same time in a convenient position to be operated by the attendant when occupying a proper position to receive the coins from the persons passing the register.

As shown in Fig. 4, the operating mechanism consists of a plurality of operating levers 7, 8,9 and 10 so disposed that the outer cup-shaped endsnnay be conveniently depressed by the attendant. The lovers 7, 8, 9 and 10 are pivoted upon a common rod '11, as shown in Fig. 2, which is supported from the plate 12 by brackets 13 and 14. The levers 7, 8, 9 and 10 engage on their under sides rollers secured to the lower ends of the rack bars 15, 16, 17 and 18, as shown for the lower rack bar 16 at 19. The rack bars 15, 16, 1-7 and 18 extend upward vertically through the plates 12 and 20, andare slidable in such plates. Each of the rack bars has slidably mounted upon it, between its two side members, a rack 21, as indicated for therack bar 16 in Fig. 9. The rack 21 is held in place between the side members of the rack bar 16 by means of pins 22 secured to the rack bar 16, which pass through slots 23, 23 in the rack 21.. The slots 23, 23 extend vertically in the rack 21, and at their upper ends have parallel offset portions, as a result of which motion of the rack 21 relatively to the rack bar 16 is such as to maintain the teeth formed on the right-hand edge of the rack 21 parallel with the edge of the rack bar '16. When in its normal position the rack 21 is so disposed that the pins 22, 22 lie in the upper ends of the slots 23, 23, as indicated in Fig. 8, in which position the rearwardly extending projection 24 formed on the rack 21 rests above the latch 25 pivotally supported upon a bar 26 extending longitudinally of the machine at the rear of the rack bars 15, 16, 17 and 18. As a result of the construction described, when the rack bar 16 is moved downward by the operation of the lever 8, the projection 24 engages the top of the latch 25, and thus the rack 21 is prevented from being moved downward by the motion of the rack bar 16. This continues as long as the pins 22, 22 are in the parallel offset portions formed at theupper ends of the slots 23, 23, and as soon as the pins 22, 22 enter the vertical portions of such slots,

the rack 21 has been moved out from be-" tween the side members of the rack bar 16 a. suflicient-distance to clear the latch 25 and to cause the teeth of the rack 21 to engage lar bevel gear 35 secured to a shaft 36, tov

' the right-hand end of which a spur gear 37 is secured. The spur gear 37 engages a gear 38 secured to the units wheel of the temporary register, and, as a result, when the gear 27 is rotated by the downward motion of'the rack 21, the temporary register is advanced. Each of the'rack bars 16, 17'

and 18 is similarly constructed, the only difference being that .the rack 21 operated by the rack bar 16 by means of the lever 8 is so constructed that after the pins 22 reach the lower ends of the slots 23, continued motion of the rack bar16 serves to rotate the gears 27 and 28 an amount-sufficient to advance the temporary register one unit,-

, to register one admission, and the rack bar s lt ng 18 is depressed whenlit isdesired to registertwo admissions. .The lever 9 and rack bar 17. efiectanoperation ofthe temporary register 5 which is identical with that refromthe operation: of the lever 8. The difi'erence. in the results. secured bythese two mechanisms will be described later. Each'of the rack bars is serrated on its right-hand: edge, as shown at 16 :for the, =rack bar 16, which serrations are adapted to engage the edges of the safety bar 39 pivoted at 10 in brackets 41 supported from the under face of the plate 20. A spring 12 extending from the right-hand edge of the bar 39 to the post 43 carried by the plate 20 serves to normally maintain the bar 39 1n horizontal position, which position may be assumed either when the rack bar 16 is inits. depressed position or when in its normal position, suitable clearances being cut in the right-hand edge of the bar, as indicated at 16" and 16. This construction provides that when the rack bar is moved down ward the bar 39 engages the serrations 16 until the clearance 16 is brought opposite such bar, when thebar assumes itshorizontal position, thus permitting upward motion of therack her, during which motion the serrations 16? again engage the safety bar' until-such rack bar reaches its normal position, at 'which time the clearance 16Jis brought opposite the.- safetylbar, and it. again amuines its horizontal or. normal po-. sition. It is. to be understood that thesingle safety'bar 39 serves the purpose just described for all of the I-rack bars 15, 16, 17' "and' 18when any 'one of such rack-bars is 6.5.

depressed, the result being that whena rack bar is depressed it must complete its downward motion before it can be moved upward, and when started on its upward motion it must complete such motion-before it can be again moved in a downward direction.v In other words, if the operation of one of the levers 7, 8, 9 or 10 is begun, it must be continued through its entire cycle of operation. The safety bar 39 and the coiiperating serra 47 and 48 supported from the upper surface of theplate 12. As -a result, the pins 22, 22 move upwardin the slots 23, 23 until the ofi'set portions are reached, atwhich, time the rack is moved to the left, away from the pinions 27 and 28, and the projection 24: is moved under the right-hand end of the latch 25, after which, by the engagement ofthe pins 22, 22 with the upper ends of the ,slots 23, 23, the rack 21 is moved upward so as to bring the projection 24into engagement with such latch 25. The lower surface of the end of the latch 25 is beveled, as indicated in Fig. 10, and the upper surface of the projection 24: is beveled so as to cooperate with suoh lower surface, as a result of which,-when'the projection 2% engages the latch 25, the latter is moved around upon. its pivot 25 against the action of the spring 25 which normally serves to hold the latch 25 against a pin 25 in such" a position that it engages the lower surface of the projection 24 when the rack bar 16 is moved downward. Each of the racks carried by the rack bars 15, 16, 17 and 18 is caused to engage the gears operated thereby in a manner similar to that just described for the rack 21.

The rack-bar 16 is narrower at its lower end than it is at its upper portion, and a beveled shoulder lfi 'is formed between the engage the beveled upper edges of V the blocks 49,- 49 49? mounted in the casing 50 upon the plate 12 in such a position-as 'to normally lie just below the beveled shoulder formed dittherack bar 15 engages the beveled left-hand-corner of the locking bar 49, that the beveled shoulder formed upon 125 the rack bar :16 engages thebeveled' adja cent corners of the lockingbars +19an'd49,

'two portions, which shoulder is adapted to that the beveled'shoulder on ltherack bar 17 engages'the adjacent beveled corner of the locking bars 19* and 49", and that t ne eled shoulder on the rack bar 18 engages the right-hand beveled corner of the locking bar 49*. The locking bars l9, 4:9 and &9 are free to slide in the casing 50; but in whatever position disposed they are in proper position to be engaged as described by the beveled locking shoulders of the rack bars, as a result of which when any rack bar is depressed it moves the locking bars in the casing 50 in such a way as to completely fill the casing longitudinally, and thus'prevent the operation of another of the rack bars until the first rack bar is returned to its normal position.'

it spring 51, shown in connection with the rack bar 15, is provided to raise such rack bar to its normal position when the corresponding lever 7 is raised by means to be unit, but instead of engaging the gear 28,-

described. A similar spring is provided for each of the other'rack bars 16, 17 and 18.

The shaft 30 to which the gear 28 is connected is supported by the plates 48 and 52 from the top of the plate 12, and this shaft has secured at its right-hand end a I gear 53 supported from the end wall 1 of the casing of the operating mechanism. The gear 53 meshes With' a second gear 54:, also supported from the end wall 1 and the gear 54 meshes with a pinion 55 secured to the right hand end of the shaft 56, shown in Fig. 4 as supported by the plates 57 and .58 from the upper surface of the plate 20. The shaft 56 has secured near its left-hand end a pinion 59 adapted to drive the units register Wheel of the totalizing register 60 used to register the total number of cash admissions received. As a result of the construction just described, when any one of the rack bars 16, 17 or 18 is actuated, at the same time that the temporary register is advanced, it will be seen that the totalizing register 60 is also advanced 0, corresponding amount.

The rack bar 15 by its operation serves to rotate the gear 27 in the manner described above for the operation of the rack bar 16, so as to advance the temporary register one .it engages a similar gear 61,'shown in Fig. 4; as supported between the plates 4L7 and 52 from the upper surface of the plate 12. A boss 62 carried by the plate 52 serves to sup port the left-hand end of the shaft-3O and the right-hand end of the shaft forming the bearing of the gear 61, to the left-hand end of which latter shaft a gear 63 is secured. A- pawl 64 is provided to maintain the gear 61 in any position to which it is moved by the rack bar 15.

As shown n Fig. 2, the gear 63 meshes with an idler gear 65 supported by a bracket 50 from the top of the plate 20, such gear 65 meshing with the pinion 67 secured to one end of the shaft 68, shown in Fig. a as supported between the plates 58 and 69 from the upper "surface of the plate 20.

The shaft 68 has rigidly secured to it near its left-hand end a gear 70 meshing with the units register wheel of the totalizer 71, which totalizer'. is adapted to register the total number of tickets or other non-cash admissions received by the attendant. As a result of the construction just described, when the rack bar 15 is operated it advances the temporary register one indication, and also advances the totalizing register 71 one unit.

The rack bars 15, 16, 17 and 18 have extending to the left therefrom, as indicated in Figs. 8 and 9, projecting arms 15*, 16, 17 and 18, which project above rollers 72,

73 7 and 75 supported by the lower ends, 30

as shown in Fig. 18, of the levers 72, 73, 74 and 75 pivotally mounted upon the rod 76 supported by brackets 77 and 78 extending below the lower surface of the plate 20, as shown in Fig. 8. At their other endsthe levers 72, 73, 74: and 75 carry indicator targets 72", 73 741: and 75, the supports of such targets being so disposed that by the operation of any one of such levers by the corresponding rack bar the target may be brought up into view, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 8. These targets carry suitable indications upon them to designate the character of the admission registered by the operation of the corresponding rack bar, and are visible through a suitable aperture in the casing of the operating mechanism 1.

A common indicator 79 is pivotally supported outside of the indicator targets referred to, by means of lever arms 80 and 80 from the shaft 76, and at their other ends are joined by a rod 81 extendingv under all 5f the projections 15", 16, 17 and 18". As a result of this construction, when any one of the rack'bars is operated, the

common indicator target 79 is moved into position to be seen by the passenger and indicates that .the operating mechanism is not in its normal condition. When the operated rack bar returns to normal position, the invers 72, 73, 74 and '75 has extending up- Wardlytherefrom an arm, as indicated for the lever 72 at 72 in Fig. 19. These up- .wardly extending projections are adapted to project above the top of the plate 20 when the levers carrying them are operated,

and to the right of a latch bar ,82 pivoted at 82 to brackets 82 carried bythe upper surface of the plate 20. The upwardly projecting arms referred to and the-latch bar 82 are so disposed that the operation of any one of the levers before it is engaged by such latch bar raises it sufliciently to: disengage the lever previously retained thereby.

A Ushaped frame 83 is pivotally supported upon the rod 11 and so disposed as to lie below the levers 7, 8, 9 and 10. A spring 84 serves to hold the U-shaped frame 83 up against such levers. The right-hand end of the frame 83 has rigidly secured thereto a locking member 85 which extends in a direction opposite to the lever 10 and is formed at its outer end to engage locking notches 80 formed in a collar 86 carried by the lower end of the resetting shaft 87, which extends upwardly through the column 4 into the temporary register 2. The shaft 87 has secured to its upper end a bevel gear 88 meshing with a similar bevel gear 89 carried by a shaft 90, to which is also secured a spur gear-91 meshing with a similar spur gear 92 secured to the resetting key 93; The

resetting key 93 is secured to the mechanism of the temporary register 2 in a manner well known in the art, so that by its rotation theregister wheels 5 may be moved to zero when sodesired. This resetting operation rotates the shafts 90 and 87, and therefore the collar 86, as a result of which during the resetting operation no one of the levers 7, 8, 9 and 1 0 may be operated, since the locking arm 85 engages the lower face of the collar 86 'for all positions of the resetting mechanism except in its normal position, for which the notches 86 are in position to be entered bythe locking'arm 85. By its engagement with the notches 86 the locking arm-85 prevents resetting of the temporary register when any one of the levers 7 8, 9 and 10' is not in its normal position.

As shown in Fig. 3, the locking member 85 i has pivotal ly secured thereto a spring dog 94 adapted to engage the lower end of a lever 95 pivotally sup orted above the plate 12 by a rod 96. lever 95 has secured thereto a spring hammer 97 adapted to strike a gong 98. As a result, when the locking arm 85 is operatedby the motion downward of any one of the levers 7, 8, 9' and 10', the dog 94 moves the lever 95 around to the left on its pivot until the lever is released from the dog, at which time the' spring 99 moves the lever around to the right and. causes the hammer 97 to strike the gong 98 to indicate that a coin has been registered. Upon the return stroke of the locking bar 85, the dog 94 moves upon its pivot to pass thelower end of the lever 95 to again assume an operative posi tion relatively to the same.

"In connection withmy register I also provide .a coin sorting mechanism consisting, as

shown in- Figs. 2 and 4, in a hopper-100 so conformed as to,direct coins deposited therein into the tube 101, which'is provided with a rectangular passageway, as indicated in Figs. 19 and 14', adapted to receive the largest eoi'n to tee-ease by the device: .is shown in the figures just referred to, the

he upper end of the lower end of the tube 101 is so disposed as different positions, depending on their size, as indicated in Fig. 14, the largest coin resting against the flange 103 formed upon the plate 103, and also upon the edge of the upper bar 104, while a smaller coin rests upon the flange 103 and upon the edge of a bar 105 below the bar 104, and a still smaller coin rests directly upon the plate 103. As indicated in Fig. 13, the plate 103 and the bars 104 and 105 have formed in them openings over tlKLIIPPGI ends of the tubes 106, 107 and 108 to receive the coins of largest size,

intermediate size and smallest size, respectube 106. The pennies would rest upon the bar 105 and'pass down the sorting mechanism into the tube 107, while the dimes would, rest directly upon the plate 103 and be delivered by the sorting mechanism into the tube 108. The several coin tubes and the sorting-mechanism are supported from the plates 12 and 20 as indicated. It will be noticed by reference to Figs. 13 and 20 that the bars 104 and 105 are so conformed that they constitute stops for preventing motion ofthe different coins beyond their proper tubes 108 and 107, that is the bar 105 constitutes a'stop as shown at 105 in Fig. 20 to prevent coins of the smallest size, for example dimes, from passing beyond the receiving tube 108; the bar 104 has formed therepassing beyond their receiving tube 107; and

coins of the largest size, for example fivecent pieces, are prevented from passing beyondtheir tube 106 by the end wall 102 of the sorting mechanism. By this arrange ment the sorting mechanism provides means for positively stopping and directing the coins to be'sorted into their ing receptacles.

Means are provided in connection with the tubes 106 and 108 for removing the coins proper receivtherein deposited, such removing means consistingin slides 109 and 110 supported on v the upper surface of the plate 12 below'thelower ends'of the tubes 106 and 108. Each of the slides 109 and 110, as shown for the.

slide, 110 in Fig. 7, has formed therethr'ough an opening 110 adapted to receive a coin :from the corresponding tube when it is in position below the lower end thereof." L0

cated'in the lower end of each of thetubes V me sad 110 its recruit and its adapted to prevent operation of the corresponding slide unless the lock is first released bydeposit ing a coin in the tube. Each lock consists of a circular plate 111 112 disposed in a substantially horizontal position and having a fiat, vertically-disposed, rearwardly extending portion by means of which such locks are pivoted upon the common rod 113. Slots are provided in the slides 109 and 110 to accommodate the vertically disposed portions of the locks 111 and 112. ll hen in their normal positions the rear edges of the circular portions of the locks engage the rear edges of the openings 109 and 110, and thus prevent motion of the slides 109 and 110 to the right, as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. Suit able stops prevent motion to the left of such slides when in this position. When a coin is deposited in one of the tubes, as, for example, in the tube 108, it rests upon the circular portion of the lock 112, and since the lock is properly counterbalanced so that the weight of the coin will rotatesuch lock on its pivot, the lock is rotated to the right and the coin enters the opening 110 in the slide 110, for which position the circular portion of the lock 112 is disposed entirely below the slide 110 in a suitable clearance opening formed therefor in the plate 12. This position of the lock releases the slide 110, which may then be moved to the right by means to be described, and the coin contained in the opening 110 drops through an opening 12 from which it is conducted to a suitable coin receptacle, as will be described. The portion of the slide 110 engaging the coin is made thinner than the body of the slide in order that but one coin may be removed at a time from the tube 108 if several coins are contained therein. This is to provide that the body portion of the slide may be sufliciently strong, while at the same time the portion of the slide engaging the coins may be slightly thinner than such coins.

The levers 8, 9 and 10 have secured thereto sectors, as shown at 8" for the lever 8 in Figs. 2 and 8, which sectors engage, respectively, the gears 114, 115, and 116, shown in Fig. 5, which gears are secured to the shafts 1-17, 118 and 119 supported in suitable bearings from the upper surface of the plate 12. The shafts 117, 118 and 119 have secured to their ends nearest the observer, as shown in Fig; 2, the pinions 120, 121 and 122, respectively, which pinions are adapted to engage the racks 123, 124 and 125, respectively. The racks 123 and 124 are secured as indicated in Fig. 5 to the slides 109 and 110,

from which it follows that when either the lever 8 or the lever 9 is depressed, the corre-v sponding slide 109 or 110 is moved to the right to delivena coin from the correspond mg coin tube through the opening provided therefor in the fplate '12, which operation is only possible i the coin is 'in one of the 115, a pinion 126 meshing with a similar pinion 127 loosely mounted on the shaft 119. The pinion 127 has rigidly secured thereto another pinion 128 engaging a rack 129 carried by the slide 130. The slide 130 is provided to make change in the event of a coin of larger denomination being deposited than is required for the admission fee. This coin-changing mechanism is constructed as follows: I

The slide 130, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is supported by the upper surface of the plate 12 immediately below the tube 131, the lower end of which is supported by the rectangular bracket 132 from the upper surface of the plate 12. The bracket 132 is secured by means of a flange portion 132, the righthand edge of which is engaged by the slide 130, which therefore serves in part to maintain the slide 130 in proper position. A similar flange 132 is so formed 'on the bracket 132 as to lie above the slide 130 in such a position as to keep it in place upon the plate 12. The slide 130 has secured thereto between the flanges 132 and 132 a locking member 130 composed of vertically extending side and end members. The tube 131 is adapted to receive the change receptacle 133, which in the apparatus shown is constructed to contain five-cent nickels. The lower end of the tube 133 is slotted, as indicated in Fig. 17, at 133 to permit the passage therethrough of the side members of the lock 130 A portion of the side wall of the tube 133 is cut away as indicated at 133 in Fig. 16, and a bottom portion-133 is provided, extending somewhat more than half way across the lower end of the tube 133 to retain the nickels contained in the tube in place. A washer 133 isprovided in the tube side wall is of just suflicient height so that one nickel at a time may be moved from the lower end of thertube by the engagement therewith of the front ends of the side members of the lock 130*as they pass through the slots 133*. The slide 130 is cut away, as indicated in Fig. 5, so that the portion adapted to engage the nickel as it is removed from the tube 133 is practically flush with the forward ends of the side members of the lock 130, as a result of which, when the slide 130 is moved to the left by means of the operation of the shaft 118 and the pinions 126, 127 and 1:23 epemted thereby, the nickel that is removed fi'om the lower end of the change tube 13-) dm in front of the portion of the slide 130 a apted to engage it and is moved thereby over an openv ing 12 in the plate 12, through whichit drops into a suitable chute 134, indicated in Fig. 1, and passing down this chu'te it enters a suitable receptacle 135 convenient of access to the person who has just paid his admission and is waiting for his change. When the last nickel is removed from the change tube, the Washer 133 drops upon the bottom 133 of the tube, but owing to the fact that it is of greater thickness than the nickels, it cannot be removed through the opening in the lower end of the side wall of the tube, and therefore if another operation of the slide 130 be attempted the forward ends of the side members of the lock 130 engage the washer 133 and prevent motion of the slide 130. When the tube 133 is placed in the tube 131 it engages the lower lefthand end, as shown in Fig. 5, of the locking dog 136 pivotally supported upon a rod 137 from the bracket 132. When the tube 133 is removed from the tube 131, the dog 136 is rotated by means of the spring 138 so that its right-hand end, as shown in Fig. 5 moves downward between the side members of the lock 130 in position to engage the end mem ber of such lock, for which condition motion to the left of the slide 130 is prevented. From the above it appears that the shaft 118 and the lever 9 adapted to operate the same can only be actuated to advance the registering mechanism when a properly filled.

change receptacle is in place above the slide 130 to deliver to the person who has just paid his admissionthe proper change. The tube 133 carries a pin 133 adapted to engage a slit 131 formed-in the tube 131, in order to properly aline the two tubes.

From the description above it will be understood that when the shaft 118 is operated, which can only be done when a coin or token of proper value is deposited in the tube 108,

the slide 110 is moved to the right, asshownin F1 5, to dellver to the attendant the coin deposlted' by the person-Who has just paid his admission, and at the same time the slide 130 is moved to the left to deliver to such person the proper change.

The rack 125 engaged by the pinion 122 is carried by a slide 139 secured to the upper surface of the plate 12 by means of screws 140.: The screws 140 pass through' slots 139 in the slide 139, which slots, while parallel with the sides of the slide for the greater portion of their length, have obliquely disposed portions at their right-hand ends, as a result of which, when the slide 139 is moved by means of the pinion 122 and rack 125 from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6, the first part of its motion is both lateral and longitudinal, while the remaining portion of its motion is only longitudinal and in the same direction as the several other slides described. By its lateral motion the projecting lug 139 formed on the upper edge of the slide 139, as shown in Figs. 5' and 6, is caused to engage a notch 110 formed in the lower edge of the slide 110, and contin-.

124 may be moved to the right without engaging such pinion. When, however, the shaft 118 is rotated, the pinion 121 engages the rack 124 to move the slide 110 as above described. The slide 110 is therefore-normally laterally free from the operating mechanism, and to maintain such slide in its left-hand position a lever 141 pivoted to the bracket 132 at 142 is provided, which carries a roller 143 at its lower end to engage the right-hand end of the slide 110 as a re sult of the operation of a spring 144. The parts are so proportioned that the lower surface of the roller 143 occupies a position below the top of the slide 1.10 in which position it is held by the lever 141 under the action of the spring 144 and thus the slide 110 is normally maintained in its left hand position by the action of such spring although obviously when the pinion 121 is rotated to the left as indicated in Fi g. 2, roller 143 is raised against the action of the spring 144-. by its engagement with the right hand end of the'slide'l 10, as a result of which said slide may be moved to the right to operate the mechanism as described. In this way accidental displacement of the slide 110 is prevented and it is maintained in proper position to be engagedand properly'actuated by the mutilated pinion 121.

From the above description it will appear that for a. particular use of the registering mechanism, as, for example in connection with street cars, the passenger may deposit, for example, either a five-cent nickel or a ten-cent piece, or perhaps, by mistake, a penny. Ifhe deposits a penny, it passes through the coin-sorting mechanism described into the tube 107, and dropping through the plate 12, it enters the chute 134, thusinto the receptacle 135 and back to the passenger. If the passenger deposits :a five-cent nickel, it passes down through the coin-sorting mechanism and into the tube 106, operating the locking mechanism 111,

and thus permitting operation only of thelever 8, which serves, as above described, to

remove the five-cent nickel fromthe tube 106 and to deliver it from the machine and at the same time to advance the totalizing register 60 and the temporary reglster 5 one unit. If a passenger deposits a ten-cent piece, it passes down through the coin-sorting mechanism into the tube 108 and operates the locking mechanism 112 so that the slide 110 may be actuated. This may be accomplished in either one of two ways. If the passenger desires to pay two fares the lever 10 is operated, which by the actuation of the shaft 119 operates the slide 139, and thereby the slide 110 is operated, with the result that the ten-cent piece is delivered from the tube 108 as above described, and at the same time the temporary register 5 and the permanent register 60 are advanced two units each. If, on the other hand, the passenger wishes to pay a single fare upon depositing a ten-cent piece, the lever 9 is operated, instead of the lever 10, and therefore the shaft 118 is operated to actuate the slide 110 directly, and also the slide 130, as a result of which, at the same time that the ten-cent piece is delivered from the tube 108, a five-cent nickel is delivered from the tube 133.

As indicated in Fig. 1, the chute 134 is provided to receive pennies from the tube 107 or five-cent pieces from the opening 12 and the pennies and five-cent nickel thus dclivered are conveyed by the chute 134 into the receptacle 135, which is conveniently ac-.

ccssible to the person 'Whois to receive them. A second chute 145 is provided to receive coins or tokens delivered from the tubes 106 and 108 to convey them to a receptacle 146 disposed on the operating side of the register in a position :readily accessible to the operator. The receptacle 146 is provided with a hinged bottom .147 pivoted to the bottom of the register at 148 and normally held in a position to close the'bottom of the rcceptacle by a spring 149. The bottom 147 has secured to its under side a handle 147 adapted to be engaged by the fingers of the attendant when he wishes to remove the coins from the receptacle 146. The bottom 147 is extended upward at its ends to form continuations of the fixed sides of the receptacle when the bottom is depressed but the front wall of the bottom 147 is cut away as indicated, as a result of which when-the attendant places his fingers in the handle 147 and presses inward the bottom is depressed and the coins contained in the receptacle are dumped into thepalm of his band. The s ring 149 serves to return the bottom 147 td its normal position after the handle 147 is released. It is to beunder stood that if the passenger pays his fare by means of a transfer, the coin-sorting mecha-'- nism is not employediland the lever 7 is op erated, the result being, as above described, that the temporary register 5 and the permanent register 71 are each advanced one unit, the mechanism involved in this operation being in no way controlled by the coin mechanism.

it is to be understood that the operation of the mechanism is identical if used in other connections than upon street cars, as, for example, if used in places of amusement to receive the admission fees, the only differ ence being that the transfer lever would be used for registering free tickets or other non-cash admissions, ifdesired, while the coin or token registering keys would be employed for registering coins or tokens of diflerent amount deposited as admission fees in the registering machine.

it is to be understood that my invention is equally applicable to the use of coins of legal value or tokens made and given arbitrary value by the users of the registering machine, as is often done by concerns who to register a plurality of units of value or a plurality of admission fees by the operation of the shaft 119, operates a second gong hammer 147' by means of the mechanism indicated in Fig. 3. When the lever 10 is depressed, the gong hammer 97 is actuated, as above described, to cause a ringing of the gong, and at the same time by the rotation of the shaft 119 around to the left, as shown in Fig. 3, the collar 148 rigidly secured to such shaft is rotated to the left until a projccting lug 148 formed on the collar 148' and extending away from the observer, as shown in Fig. 3, engages a lug 149 extending toward the observer into the path of the lug .148 from the plate 149 loosely mounted upon the shaft 119 in proper position to support the hammer 147'. A spring 150 tends to maintain the hammer 147 in the position indicated, and when the shaft 119 is 1'0- tated around to the left after the engagement of the lugs 148 and 149, the hammer 147 is moved around to the left with the shaft 119 until the lug 149 extending toward the observer from the plate 149' engages the spring dog 150 pivoted to the frame of the machine at 151. The hammer 147' is retained in this position until the lever 10 is moved upward. after its full stroke a sufiicient amount to bring the lug 148 into engagement with the dog 150' and force it out of engagement with the lug 149, at which time, under the action of the spring 150, the hammer 147 is rotated i a o I I 7 sition on its upward motion it engages the upper end of the escapement dog 150 pivoted at 151, as a result of which engagement,

1 the lower end of vthe escapement dog is moved into the path of a shoulder 18 formed on the rack bar 18. If the rack bar at this time is moving slowly in an upward direction the pawl 18 becomes disengaged from the escapement dog before the lower end of such dog engages the shoulder 18 and a spring 152 moves such dog out of the path of w the shoulder 18*. If, however, the rack bar 18 is moved rapidly in an upward direction the shoulder 18 engages the lower end of the escapement dog 150 before such dog has opportunity to move out of the pathof the shoulder and thus it is impossible for the rack bar 18 to move upward with suflicient rapidity to bring the two strokes of the gong 9S sufficiently close together to cause confusion.

The shaft87 has secured to its lower enda bevel gear 153 meshing with a similar bevel gear 151 securedto the right hand end of a shaft 155, as seen in Fig. 4:, to the other end of which shaft a gear 156 is secured. The gear 156' meshes with a gear 157 secured to the right-hand end of a shaft 158 to the other end of which a gear 159 is secured. The gear 159 meshes with a gear 160 adapted tooperate the recording mechanism shown in Figs. 22 and 23. The gearing and shafts-just referred to are shown in plan view in Fig. 2%, I

from which it'will be understood that the operation of the resetting mechanism in returning the temporary register 5 to its zero indication will turn the gear 160 through a complete rotation and thus cause actuation of the recording mechanism! As shown in Figs. 22 and 23, the recording mechanism. is .contained in a casing 161 disposed at the left hand" end of the registering mechanism and in this casing 161 a supply roll of paper 162 is pivotally supported at 163.- Paper from the roll 162 is led over a guide roll 164: and from thence between feeding rollers 165 and 166. The feeding roll 166 has secured thereto a gear 167 which meshes with a gear 168. The gear 168 has rigidly secured to it the ratchet wheel 169 adapted to be engaged by a spring pawl 170 pivoted to a lever 171 at 172. The lever 171 is pivotally supported from the casing 161 by means of the shaft 173 to which two horizontally extending arms 174 are secured. shown in Fig. 23, the arms 1'74 are joined at their right-hand ends by means of a bar 17 5 disposed over the printing points of the type wheels 176. The type wheels 17 6 are constructed in a manner similar to the wheels of the totalizing register 60, the diiference being that raised figures are provided upon them to print the reading at any instant upon the strips of paper above referred to and the units wheel of these type wheels is driven by means of a gear 1.77 secured thereto which gear meshes with an idler 178 driven by a gear 179 secured to the end of the shaft 56 which is extended from the registering mechanismjor the purpose ofdriving the type wheels. In this manner the reading of the type wheels is always caused to correspond withthe reading of the wheels of the totalizing register 60. i

hepaper wound upon the roll 162 consists of a plurality of strips wound together,

I such strips being carbon faced so that a plurality of records'is made when the arms 17 4 are raised by means of the lever 171 and released so that a spring 180 may force the strips of paper against the typewheels by means ofthe bar 175. The lower end of the lever 171 lies in'the path of a cam 181 carried by the gear 160, as a result of which when the gear 160 is rotated, due to the resetting of the temporary register 5, the lever 171 is moved around to the left and the arms 174 are raised against the action of the spring 180 and at the same time the strips of paper are advanced by means of the spring pawl 170. When the cam 181 has passed beyond the lower end of the lever 171,

the spring 180 forcibly rotates the shaft 173 and parts carried thereby and brings the bar 175 into engagement with the strips'of paper and the type wheels 176. After the records thusmade pass-the feed rolls 165 and 166, they pass down through two separate tubes 182 and 183 into suitable receptacles .18 1 and 185 respectively. Access may be had to the tube 183 by the attendantby opening the door 186 pivotally mounted in the casing 161 at 187. The opening of the door 186 rotates cams 188, as more clearly shown in Fig. 25 secured to the upper end of the door 186 which cams engage a cutting bar 189 pivoted to the casing 161 at 190 and cause the cutting bar to move into. engagement with the outer record 191 and press it against the roller 192 thus insuring that it may be removed by the operator in a proper manner,

.and that no additional paper may be taken the inner record 195 thus permitting its 

